Search results for "Care Transitions"
September 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/
Nearly half of inpatients with pneumonia or urinary tract infection were overprescribed antibiotics after discharge
The most common types of antibiotic overuse after discharge included excess duration for pneumonia and unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, a retrospective cohort study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/23/3.htm
23 Sep 2020
Few guidelines address inpatient blood pressure management
A search of current guidelines did not find any recommended goals for inpatient blood pressure or any recommendations on how to manage asymptomatic moderately elevated blood pressure in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/03/few-guidelines-address-inpatient-blood-pressure-management.htm
3 Apr 2024
May 10, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/10/
Postdischarge home visit program appeared most effective for patients with cognitive impairment
Participating patients were seen at home within five days of discharge and again the following week by a nurse practitioner who provided medication reconciliation, chronic illness management, patient education, and various assessments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/27/4.htm
27 Feb 2019
December 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/
Observation, ED treat-and-discharge visits rose in parallel with drop in readmissions
A new analysis of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program found that hospital revisits within 30 days actually increased among Medicare patients admitted for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, or pneumonia from 2012 to 2015.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/21/3.htm
21 Aug 2019
Getting SNF discharges up to snuff
Hospitalists are experimenting with videoconferences to help bridge the gap when patients are discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/13/getting-snf-discharges-up-to-snuff.htm
13 Dec 2023
Hospitals with more postdischarge ED visits have fewer readmissions, study finds
The analysis of Medicare data found wide variation among the hospitals in their ED visit rates among patients recently hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/21/3.htm
21 Mar 2018
March 2, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/02/